Spit



pril 22, 1930. E. N. HALSTEAD sPIT Filed April 4,v 1929 llilln/ IPatented Apr. 22, 1930 risata s er `ELLIOTT N. HALSTEAD, or PRINCETON,wEs'r v'IRGrNIA -sPIT Application filed April 4, 1929.v Serial No.352,470..

bination and arrangement of parts and in the' details of constructionhereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changesinthe precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be madewithin thev scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spiritof the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre-2 ferred form of the invention hasbeenshown.

member or housing'of the spit closed at one` end by a cap 2 or the likefrom vwhich a hook 3 or other attaching means is extended. The y' -edmembers, cooperating means on the memother end of the member l isexteriorly screwrthreaded as at 4 for engagement by a housing cap 5.Said end of the member l is inturned to provide a retalnmg flange 4cSlidably mounted in the member l are telescopically connected tubularmembers v6, 7, and 8, each of which has an exterior flange 9 at one endand an interior flange 10 at its other end. The flange 9 of each, membercooperates with the flange 10 or ll of the next adjoining member toguide the member wheny sliding and, if desired, a 'stop in the form l.,

of an intermediate flange l1 may be formed on each of the tubularmembers (i, 7, and 8 to limit the sliding movement of said members inlone direction. l j The innermost member 8 has a resilient stem l2slidable therein, there being a collar 13 at the inner end of this stemwhile a barbed head 14 is at the outer end of the stem. Y

Itis to be understood that any desired numv ber of members 6, 7 ,and 8can be employed, this depending on the size of the spit produced. Undernormal conditions the spit is collapsed so that the several members liewithin each other concentrically as shown in against the head 14: andbowing the resilient stem sothat the head will thus bite into the capand hold it against rotation.

With the parts assembled as shown in Figure 2 the structure can beconveniently carried without danger of injury. When it is desired to usethe spit the cap 5 is removed,

the relatively movable parts are slid longitudinallyxto extend the spit,and the object to be cooked is then placed on the head 14.

What is claimed is l. A spit including telescopically connectcollapsedand for engaging and housing thev pointed head. Y

2. A spit comprising telescopically connected tubular members and aresilient mem- Y V2 o 1,755,646

ber having a pointed head, one of the tubular members constituting ahousing for the other members, `sind a housing oep detachably engagingthe housing member7 said cap constituting means for engaging and housingthe pointed head to bow the resilient member, said resilient member andit heads constituting means for retaring the rotation of the cap Whilein housing position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afixedmy signature.

ELLIOTT N. HALSTEAD. Y

